tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29171053947272896512024-03-13T14:48:43.485-07:00Welcome to Jeremiah's Studioartbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-84701825941387693792013-06-15T16:30:00.000-07:002013-06-15T16:30:40.885-07:00What I have Learned this Week<span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">1.) Blogging is hard.</span> The actual process of writing things is pretty simple. Sitting down and posting pictures and what not. I find that very easy. What is difficult is making it interesting. I have to ask myself if anyone really wants to read this. (I'm asking it right now actually.) Also you really have to work to get people to read your blog. Getting people on here is not easy. (Hint hint if you like anything here or know someone looking to read about or buy art please share my blog on facebook.) I also really enjoy writing this though. It's fun putting some of my pictures out there for people to see.<br />
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<i style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">2.) Google Adsense is cool. </i>If you notice I have a few ads here on my page. Those who already blog probably know these are from "Google Adsense". If you are starting a blog I would really encourage you to apply for this. They put ads up that are actually legitimate ads up so people can view the products. If your viewer clicks it doesn't mean they have to buy, but there are very good products on the ads. Also, you get paid by google per click on the ads. It helps make blogging worthwhile. There are several things you don't do. 1.) never ever click on your own ad. You will get banned for this. 2.) Do not beg other people to click on ads. 3.) Don't use any software that will click on it for you. That's pretty much it as far as I know. You just need to work really hard to increase your page views, and try to put your ads in a place where people will see them.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">3.) Keyword search. </span>This means try to include words in your posts that people may type into google. Man of Steel, Father's Day, Superman. Those are keywords, and if people type them in, they may see my blog. Yes, that was absolutely ridiculous, but it may work. Who knows, I am still very new to this, but definitely enjoy it.<br />
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<br />artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-36084887067973845392013-06-15T07:58:00.002-07:002013-06-15T15:36:27.348-07:00Tutorial: 8 Supplies You Need to DrawThis is my first tutorial and it is going to be pretty basic. Before you can seriously get into drawing or painting you need to have the basic tools to do so. Like I have said before, drawing is not based on natural skill. You can develop skill by knowing techniques and having the right tools, and a little patience wouldn't hurt either. As a general rule of thumb, the slower you go while drawing and the more time you take the better your drawing will be. It's elementary (sorry, I'm reading Sherlock Holmes right now so it's kind of stuck in my head.) so I know you can do it. I'm not a master at any of this, and I don't pretend to be one. There is in fact a lot I do not know, but I hope to be able to share the little I do with you. With that being said, let's look at the supplies we will need to get started.<br />
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I know this one seems pretty obvious, but this is very important as you begin. What kind of paper will you be using. There is a lot of debate to this, but there are two that I really love. One is Strathmore 400. You can find these in Hobby Lobby and Michaels I know for a fact. I use these mainly for sketching or every day drawing. For a beginner I would say this is the best paper for you to use. You can find them in notebooks at different sizes for around $10. It holds anything from graphite to pastel very well. I used this for the longest time myself! <br />
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The other paper, and I would recommend this to more seasoned artists, is arches watercolor paper. I use this for both watercolor paintings and any kind of drawings. It is thick, sturdy paper with great tooth to really hold in your medium. If you are trying to put down permanent drawings that you would like to sell I would say this is the paper to purchase. The only problem with this is that it can be a little pricey, so definitely not for beginners in my mind.<br />
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If you want to be serious about your art work, then don't use the same mechanical or wooden pencil for the entire drawing. It just doesn't work. You will need graphite pencils of different hardness to get the job done. I generally use a 2h, hb, 2b, 6b when I am working. Very rarely will I need to use a 4h, or an 8b. If you are confused let me clarify. The harder the graphite in the pencil, the finer and lighter the mark. A 2h pencil will make a very hard, light mark on your paper. As you go from hb to 6b the graphite becomes lighter. This gives you a softer, darker mark on your paper. <br />
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I generally use my prismacolor set of graphite pencils, but the General's Kimberly Graphite set is cheap and works well for beginners. As you continue drawing though I would encourage you to get different pencils and find what you like for yourself. We all have different styles!<br />
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A ruler can come in handy in a thousand different ways; from measuring proportions, to drawing the straight lines of a building, to graphing out your paper. A ruler is an absolute must and dollar to buy one of these will save you a big headache down the road.<br />
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Yes, like the things you clean your ears with. I use these constantly to blend small areas of my drawings, like around the nose, mouth, and eyes. Once again, these are really cheap and are a good tool to help make your drawing look great. Some people are against blending in graphite drawings, but I am not one of those people. If you don't know how to blend, I will teach you in a tutorial very soon. <br />
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Much like the q-tip, you will use these while you are blending. These are for larger areas though. I use these to help blend large areas of background, foreheads, cheeks, etc.<br />
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You can find these at hobby lobby, and I use them to blend the extra fine details in my drawings. Mainly if I need to blend inside of an eye. I don't use them often, but trust me they are invaluable when I do need them.<br />
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There are actually two different erasers that you will need. The first is just a regular block eraser. Get a good one from an art store, and please don't try to use the eraser at the end of your pencil. These erasers work much better and really help to pull all the graphite out of your drawing.<br />
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Get yourself a nice pencil sharpener. I'm fond of the cheap handheld one's. I have an electric one, but I'm pretty frustrated at it right now. So, just have a decent cheap pencil sharper so you can keep all of your tools around.<br />
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<br />artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-9852073016458057392013-06-14T08:39:00.002-07:002013-06-14T08:39:49.333-07:00Two paintings that I did yesterdayIn case you were wondering, I decided yesterday to pull of a Lord of the Rings marathon. It didn't really end up working. I watched Fellowship extended with the directors commentaries, and then watched disk one of the appendixes. I found that it was relaxing and very easy to do art work with that playing. Anyways I did 3 pieces yesterday. 2 watercolors and one for another special event. I can't show you the last one, but here are the two watercolors.<div>
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This is of a Italian balcony watercolor I saw on the internet. I've never done one quite like this so I thought it would be interesting. I used a mixture of deep yellow, burnt siene, cream, black, and french marine blue. I started out by taping the paper down to my board and wetting it. This is called stretching. I then really just sat back and waited for it to dry. When it dried I sketched a quick outline, and then laid a wash of a mixture of deep yellow and cream. I began working in different mixtures of yellow, creme, and burnt sienna to do the outer wall portion. For the window sills and lantern I first laid down some mask for hightlights and to preserve my railings. The bricks are a mixture of blue and black, the window sills deep yellow and burnt sienna. I removed the mask and painted on my railings and there I was. I liked the way this turned out. In retrospect there are a few things I would do differently,but here you are! Now onto the next one.</div>
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I have seen portraits kind of like this one, and I really want to do some of Ray Charles and B.B.King. With that being said this is my practice for doing one of them. This painting happened really quick. I stretched my paper the same was before, and then quickly sketched an outline of a face, two eyes, a nose, and lips. I painted the details of the lips, nose and eyes, but everything else is splatter paint mostly. I loaded by brush up with color and splattered it onto the paper, then used a spray bottle to spray it around. I thought the result was interesting, and I'm looking forward to doing a few more like this. I liked the way it turned out. I alway really like using a limited color pallete. just using the primary's makes for an interesting picture. </div>
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artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-6466922848655994292013-06-13T09:40:00.002-07:002013-06-13T09:40:27.931-07:00Going to Be An Art Kind of Day #moviemarathontimeWell I woke up early this morning, headed to the church, and got some work done there. (I'm a youth minister if you didn't know). Anyways I'm getting ready to head home where I will spend the rest of my day working on some different works of art. Some practice, some for an actual purpose. I will post some of what I do on here. Anyways one thing that I absolutely have to do while doing a big art session like this is put on some kind of movie. I guess it would stem back when I read an interview with Akira Toyirama, who is the creator of Dragonball Z, when I was like 10. He mentioned that he always played Jackie Chan movies while working on his stuff. Well I took that and ran with it and now I have this thing where I always have to have a movie playing while drawing or painting. Since my fiance is with her family finishing up our wedding planning and I'm all by myself I think today is a great day for a movie/art marathon. Yesterday I posted 7 movies that kind of deal with art. This list is just me brainstorming what movies I want to watch today. There isn't a list, just some good examples of movie marathons.<br />
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Any Lord of the Rings fan knows there is only one way to this: extended blu ray with surround sound. That is it. To me when I think of movie marathon this is the movie that comes to mind. It's like watching a 12 hour movie. Everything flows. The story is beautiful, the acting and visual effects perfect. This is a movie that will still be watched and loved 50 years from now. In my opinion there is no better trilogy, although one comes close. This could definitely be a winner.<br />
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Let's face it. These movies are awesome, and they only get better with each entry. One thing you need to know about me is I tend to pretend movies don't exist if I don't like them, so the Bourne Legacy in my mind was never made. I will not include it here. Just Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum. My only thing with this is I'm not sure I would want to paint while watching them as much as I would like to go pick a fight. Regardless, fantastic<br />
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But there are four you say. Not in my mind. Only three. I posted this yesterday, so you can probably tell that I really like Indiana Jones. He is the man! He is my second favorite Harrison Ford character. Anyways these movies are just long enough to really work well with an art marathon, plus they encourage respect for the arts. This one sounds pretty good.<br />
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These movies are just fun. I mean Marvel did something here that no one else ever has. Do I think someone could do it better. Well yeah. (I'm looking at you Justice League) They are awesome though with their own stand alone movies culminating into one big adventure. This is one I've never done so I would be interested to see how they all work together. Could take a while though.<br />
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This is a great, consistent series. I like every movie. If you can actually finish them in one sitting though I believe you deserve some sort of major award. These are like 20 hours of movie watching. <br />
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Well, that's what I've got to work with. Yes I know Planet of the Apes, The Matrix, and many more weren't on here. These are what I personally own. Now, I'm off to draw and paint while watching some awesome movies! I will see you back here tomorrow to show you what I accomplished. Have a good day!artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-13837979417735503802013-06-12T06:33:00.000-07:002013-06-12T06:33:20.892-07:007 Best Movies that Are About Art(kind of)I'm trying to branch out and make this blog more than just me posting my art (which is still on here and still for sale.) Maybe some of you visiting are artists's yourself, or maybe you know me so you visit wondering what in the world I could be writing about. Well this morning I just wanted to share some thoughts about my 7 favorite movies that are about art in some sense. My qualifications are that art has to at least play into the storyline. Just because someone has a nice painting in their house does not qualify it to be on this list. At least one character needs to revolve around their art. I'm trying to show you actual popular movies. There are tons of small indie flicks about artist's that bore me to death. These are movies that you may have seen, but didn't realize just how much art was actually in them. If you disagree with this list, that's great! Maybe there are movies out there I haven't seen. I'm taking a little bit of a reach today. I haven't posted a blog like this yet. I just figured "hey, why not". I love movies and I love art. Let's see how those too go along with each other. <br />
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While not the best movie, I have a soft spot for this Narnia movies. I'm not sure if it's because it has a dragon in it, or the great theological statement at the end. I do know that it has something to do though with the entire movie being about a painting though! I mean here they are just a couple of British kids and all the sudden they are sucked into a painting. Next thing you know they are going on sea faring adventures, battling dragons, and going to the end of the world. It shows kids that there is a lot more to paintings than meets the eye. <br />
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I admit, this is not on any greatest movies of all time list. It's Adam Sandler and maybe I'm the only one who likes it. Come on though, how could you not fall for its story. Art passing through all barriers including accident induced 24 hour short term memory loss to bring two people together forever. That seen where she is in the hospital and has painted the egg head picture of Adam Sandler. Classic. That and we get to see Samwise Gamgee eating spam and Reese' cups.<br />
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If you haven't seen this movie, then stop reading this blog and rent it. I'm not going to offer up any spoilers here because that just ruins the movie. What I will say is art has a particurly important role to play in this movie. Grab some popcorn and have fun. <br />
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Bean is in my opinion one of the absolute funniest characters ever created. His brand of comedy will have my sides killing me by the end. I have to thank my beautiful fiance and soon to be wife for introducing us. The beauty of this movie is that he is made to watch over an art gallery. I'm not sure who thought that was a good idea, but come on now. This guy, around priceless art. Maybe that is why its so funny. You just have to see how this turns out.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span>Poetry is art too guys. Besides, you who didn't cry at the part pictured. Oh captain my captain. This is one of my absolute favorite movies. Fantastic acting, fantastic story, and such a great lesson on the importance of art in our lives. This movie makes me wish Robin Williams would do more dramatic movie parts. Between this and Good Will Hunting he has done some mighty fine pictures.<br />
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Let me clarify that I am not much of a Woody Allen fan, but I love this movie. It's funny, but enduring at the same time. I love how we get to see the main character explore the 20's of Paris. He meets Picasso, and Hemingway. Ah, what I would do to have done the same thing. This is a movie about a young writer who goes to Paris with his fiance on vacation. He is not crazy about her lifestyle, so while they are out he decides to walk around Paris. While walking he is dreaming about what Paris must have been like back in the 20's and he longs to be in this generation. Next thing he knows, at midnight, he is in a random vehicle and is transported back to the time of his dreams. He comes in contact with the greatest artists and writers of the day, but learns the importance of living in your own time. Fantastic movie, and nearly my number one except.......<br />
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Not about art you say! Who else would risk life and limb to save valuable sculptures and the art of long past civilizations! Indiana Jones is one of the greatest lover of arts I have ever seen. Yeah, he may not have been much of a painter,but the movie teaches us a valuable lesson. We should do whatever it takes to save the arts, and don't let the Nazi's get anywhere near it! One of the best films ever made in my opinion. That's just me though. Agree, disagree with this list? Let me know in the comments!artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-80138161240628599522013-06-11T17:21:00.001-07:002013-06-11T17:21:40.561-07:00Everyone Can Be An ArtistIf you are viewing this blog I would hope that you love art. Behind God, soon-to-be-wife, family; art is my greatest passion. I find so much joy sitting down and creating new pieces from blank sheets of paper. That moment who put pencil or brush down the possibilities are ceased only by your imagination. One thing that I found daunting when I first got into serious art was the fact that I was just not very good. I looked at my heroes and just stared in awe of their works. I knew that I would never have the skills to compete with these people. I had the wrong picture of their works though. I viewed art as a natural talent that some are born with, and others are not. While it is true that some people are born more artistic, I believe that natural skill is not very important in becoming an artist. It pales in comparison to a hard work ethic and patience. You may begin as one of the worst artists in the world, but if you work hard and have patience you can become an artist. It's less about natural talent and more about technique and vision. You need to learn little techniques, and how to SEE what you are actually drawing or painting. I want to use this blog to help with that. I don't want my readers to just see what I am doing, but to actually be able to grow through visiting this blog. I want to show people how to graph, how to outline, circularism, perspective, and many other's. I want to go step by step on how to paint with watercolor's and how to draw portraits. I am definitely not saying I am great, but I think it would be a shame to not and try and help others as well. Drawing is a great way to let loose those creative juices or to just pass the time. Get ready them because I am going to begin working on some basic tutorials for you. I would absolutely love feedback on these. Comment here with some tutorials you would like to see or email me with any questions or suggestions that you have. Thank you so much for your support! <br />
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<br />artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-84770315735618969202013-06-11T08:20:00.000-07:002013-06-11T08:20:05.844-07:00Congrats to Mississippi StateIf you know me then you probably know that I am absolutely crazy about college sports. I love them! When Saturday's get here in September it is like Christmas to me. My orange and blue Auburn shirts are taken out from hiding and there is an extra little pep in my step. A sense of hope seems to invigorate me. With that being said, my Auburn Tigers were pretty terrible this year in baseball.....and basketball.....and let's not even talk about football. (Really, I'm just trying to pretend like that season didn't happen.) Other teams were not quite so upset though. I heard that yesterday Mississippi State made their way to Omaha for the College World Series in Baseball! Now don't get me wrong, I despise all things Mississippi State, but it's nice to some college fans besides those rednecks in Tuscaloosa getting to celebrate every once in a while. So here's to you State Fans! I hope you guys go all the way! I don't have any new artwork so I figured I would just post a commission I did for a state fan a few years ago. <br />
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This was one of my very first commission's and I really think I have come along way since. I still love it though. I drew Bully, the State Mascot, for a State student that I knew. I used hb, 2b, and 6b graphite pencils drawing this if I remember correctly. He also wanted an antique look to it so I stained the paper with coffee. (Interesting method, but next time I will definitely just by tinted paper.) I am still very happy with how this piece came out though. It's something that shows off your school pride, and is a one of a kind for him. It would be nice though if some Auburn fan *hint hint* asked me to do a piece. I've done commission's for Alabama and State fans, and let me tell you what that was not easy. Enjoy though, and know that I'm going to try to keep up posting on here. I know I took a pretty long break. (That happens when you don't have internet at your house.) Have a good day!artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-58500841040990780112013-06-10T16:59:00.001-07:002013-06-10T16:59:05.414-07:00David and Jennifer Wedding Commission<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYagVCR2erE/UbZoM1U2oyI/AAAAAAAAAHc/12sFoyOPHpU/s1600/941921_1820155185582_1414336088_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYagVCR2erE/UbZoM1U2oyI/AAAAAAAAAHc/12sFoyOPHpU/s1600/941921_1820155185582_1414336088_n.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>This is a painting that I did as a surpass for one of best friend's wedding. Her mother asked me to do a watercolor painting of them in one of her favorite locations. This is a 20x30 painting if I remember correctly. This painting was so much fun working on. It was interesting delivering it though. I delivered it in person to Jennifer's mother so I could get her reaction to it. She absolutely loved it! Of course I hadn't seen them in such a long time, we ended up standing in the drive way and talking for at least an hour and a half. While we were talking and there came David and Jennifer pulling up. Of course this painting was supposed to be a surprise so we had a really fun time trying to explain why in the world I had made the hour trek to her house just to talk to her parents. We pulled it off though, and the couple had no idea what was in store for them. Her parents had it framed in the beautiful frame you see here, and they gave it to David and Jennifer the day before the wedding. Jennifer sent me these pictures of it hanging in her living room! This piece is especially special because it reminds me that I am getting married in 20 days! Ahhh!!!!!!artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-42384369361822263592012-11-25T18:56:00.000-08:002012-11-25T18:56:05.828-08:00New Albany PieceThis is the latest New Albany painting that I have done. It is of an alley in downtown New albany. I found this spot a few weeks ago and just loved it. I'm pretty happy with the way the painting turned out though there are a few things that I would like back (but that's with any work I have come to find out.) I will be taking this down to Bab's in downtown New Albany if you want to come look at it. I will be asking $45 for it, which honestly is dirt cheap for an original watercolor. Please go check it out when you get a chance. I have a few other pieces there as well. <br />
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Remember. If you want a commission done email me at <b> artbyjeremiah09@gmail.com.</b> artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-10604795476115120972012-11-25T14:13:00.001-08:002012-11-25T14:13:03.222-08:00New Watercolor This is a tree that I painted today. It is a techinique I saw called "Primary Tree". I did this try by first wetting my paper, and then splattering yellow, red, and blue paint onto my paper. Then I got a spray bottle, and sprayed over. After it dried I painted in the branches. Very very cool. I'm selling this one for $40, and prints of it for $15<br />
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After my first few attempts at watercolor I can most definitely say that I am in love! This is a beautiful medium, and I am excited about working with it for years and years to come. I have done relatively few watercolor pieces though, and I feel like I know pretty much nothing about it. <br />
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This piece was a practice for me to paint rocks in watercolor. I used a burnt sienna, raw umber, sap green, and ultramarine blue to paint an undertone of the rocks. I then took a card and began to scrape out the rock shapes by placing it at a 45 degree angle, and rotating it counterclockwise. I saw a tutorial of this on youtube and decided to give it a shot. I was pleasantly surprised by the results, and I feel like I learned a good trick with watercolors. I think i'm going to try a technique sort of like this to paint grass. Maybe in another painting. Anyways thanks for stopping by! If you have any tips or want to just chat about art feel free to leave a comment or email me at: artbyjeremiah09@gmail.comartbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-40246111901060401342012-11-23T08:42:00.002-08:002012-11-23T08:42:58.794-08:00Hope you have had some wonderful HolidaysI hope everyone has enjoyed their Thanksgiving holidays. This year has definitely been an interesting one. For the first time I didn't have Thanksgiving with my family, which I must admit was very weird. I definitely missed my mom's dressing. Instead I came down to Hattiesburg with my fiancé to spend thanksgiving with her family. The trip got interesting when her baby sister was in a car accident thirty minutes after we arrived. She spent 2 nights in the hospital, but thankfully is home now and doing just fine. Anyways, with the Holidays there hasn't been much drawing or painting going on. I worked on one piece before leaving, but never had a chance to get it up on here. I will do that whenever I get back home sometime tonight. <br />
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With the holidays coming up I know if you are like me you are trying to figure out how to get that special gift for everyone. I can personally attest to how great a original piece of art is for someone. <br />
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This is a drawing I did last year for my grandmother. It is a picture of my Aunt who passed away a year prior to the drawing. It hit my grandmother really hard, so I wanted to give her something extra special. Having something so personal meant the world to her, and I would love to see other people be able to have similar experiences this Christmas. Pictures of loved ones, or special memories make some of the most special presents. Email me at:<br />
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Also look up my etsy shop ArtbyJeremiah and you can buy some pieces from there as well. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to putting some new drawings and paintings up on here very soon. artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-28908931391301385422012-11-11T15:51:00.001-08:002012-11-12T10:29:54.476-08:00Just got back from New Albany<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XwLwg9iTW0Q/UJnoxdjZunI/AAAAAAAAADg/UPziTOZg2G0/s1600/Scan+123110001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XwLwg9iTW0Q/UJnoxdjZunI/AAAAAAAAADg/UPziTOZg2G0/s1600/Scan+123110001.jpg" width="232" /></a>I would like to thank everyone who came out to New Albany today and stopped by my art stand. It meant so much having everyone there supporting me and asking questions. I would especially like to thank those who purchased my art work. Today was a great learning experience on what to do and what not to do when selling art work. I left a few paintings there in Bab's for anyone who wants to stop by and possibly purchase them!?!? I'm hoping to get several more done that I can leave in there to sell! Once again thanks to everyone who came. Also here are pictures of what sold today.<br />
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artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-55097997686804403362012-11-09T17:35:00.001-08:002012-11-09T17:35:20.190-08:00A christmas pieceThis is a Christmas piece I did for the New Albany open house this Sunday. This is a watercolor of Santa Claus. I hope it gets everyone in the Christmas spirit. I was nervous doing this one because i've never done a watercolor portrait, but I am really pleased with how it came out. Took me about 2 hours to do this one. It is 9x12. I will be selling this piece for $35!<br />
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<br />artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-10827659663543280652012-11-09T11:05:00.002-08:002012-11-09T11:05:54.267-08:00Finished New Albany piece<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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This is a poor quality picture, but what you are looking at is a drawings of a coke logo in downtown New Albany. This is located in Coopers Park. I used oil pastels on a 16x20 sheet. I put roughly 14 hours into this piece. I will be selling this along with other pieces Sunday Nov. 11 at the open house in downtown New Albany! Stop by and see me! If you like it this can yours to take home for $75. Its worth that and much more I do believe. artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-68878446623364349152012-11-06T20:54:00.001-08:002012-11-06T20:54:13.602-08:00New PieceThis is of the old movie theatre in downtown New Albany. It is a quick watercolor, and one that I will definitely be doing again. I love that old theatre look. I used watercolors on this one and really had a great time with the medium. I believe I will continue to draw this building and work with several different colors to see what I can get. The size is 9x12 in case you were wondering. <br />
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<br />artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-44637086109069551102012-11-04T14:14:00.000-08:002012-11-06T20:59:35.393-08:00New Albany art<br />
So today I started a new series of pieces. All the pieces will be of downtown New Albany (a small main street community down the road from where I live). The first one will be an oil pastel piece down of a one of the sides of a building with a Coke logo on it. It really represents the old school flavor of the town. I'm not sure yet what mediums I will use for the other few pieces ( i'm wanting to do 5 originally). If I can get them done by next Sunday I can take them to an open house in New albany and hopefully sell a few. We will see. I'm pretty excited about it!<br />
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<br />artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-66129657473728629502012-11-03T10:08:00.001-07:002012-11-03T10:08:10.952-07:00finished commission<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just finished painting this piece for a customer out of houston, tx. He wanted an abstract skyline that really dealt with a lot of blue's, blacks, and greys. It took me a while to finish (its a pretty large piece) but I have to stay I am very pleased with it. The picture isn't the quality I would like, but I don't have a great camera. artbyjeremiah09http://www.blogger.com/profile/10298048554501513643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917105394727289651.post-91202620090683322112012-11-01T20:36:00.001-07:002012-11-01T20:36:07.344-07:00I guess I need to welcome you hereSharing my art with the world has been a lifelong dream for me. If you don't know me, my name is Jeremiah Ross. I like to call myself a "local artist" from Northeast Mississippi, though most of my art is drawn in the back room of my house and few rarely see it. If you know anything about an artist you understand the feeling of wanting to share what you do with the rest of the world. That has been my dream for sometime, but I have never just been able to get it off the ground. I want my art to go beyond just my sketch books and out into the world. So this is part of that journey. I have an email account where you can email me if you want to purchase any of my art, or buy a print of something. It is artbyjeremiah09@gmail.com I do both commissions and prints. Also if you just want to talk art at anytime I would be glad to do that. I hope you enjoy this page. If you want to send me some of your own artwork I would gladly post it on here as well. I'm looking forward to this.<br />
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If you want to see a few other pieces I have done recently visit <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Artwork-by-Jeremiah/106060179497209">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Artwork-by-Jeremiah/106060179497209</a> like my page!<br />
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This is an oil pastel I did of a flower just a few hours ago. If you have any tips for it leave them in the comment section below. I really enjoyed working on this one. I'm wanting to invest in a good set of oil pastels and pastel paper. I think it would make things so much easier. <br />
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